Consequences Of Brexit [Part 9] Read First Post Before Posting

[L00b 441]

1 hour ago, retep said:

Do tell us who the contributors are, and who the beneficiaries are, here's a clue,

https://www.statista.com/chart/18794/net-contributors-to-eu-budget/

 

I don't need to, after you kindly answered your own question again.

 

So within that 75% EU aid, made up of 10 countries' contributions (and not just the UK's, as your earlier rethoric seemed to claim), Germany paid more than the UK to repatriate those Britons.

 

 

That must smart the rabid Brit nationalists a bit 

Edited April 6, 2020 by L00b

[retep 68]

34 minutes ago, RJRB said:

Restrictions on movement are a necessity to all at the moment.

Essential movement of supplies continues including foodstuffs,PPE ,medical equipment.

Pull up the drawbridge and see how long you can survive.

 

And I wasn’t just talking about physical ties and cooperation 

Looks like it's OK for some to pull up the drawbridge, 

 

EU moves to limit exports of medical equipment outside the bloc

https://www.politico.eu/article/coronavirus-eu-limit-exports-medical-equipment/

2 minutes ago, Albert the Cat said:

Is this why the UK has gone begging to the EU to repatriate British citizens stranded around the world?

 

Got it.....

The UK is not begging they are using a service they will have paid well over the odds for.

[RJRB 688]

14 minutes ago, retep said:

Looks like it's OK for some to pull up the drawbridge, 

 

EU moves to limit exports of medical equipment outside the bloc

https://www.politico.eu/article/coronavirus-eu-limit-exports-medical-equipment/

The UK is not begging they are using a service they will have paid well over the odds for.

Do you actually read what you publish.

“Keeping strategic resources inside the bloc.”

You voted to leave the bloc so that we could have free trade with the US ,China etc.

Despite the U.S.having more domestic resources than most,Trump has blocked exports and hi jacked goods on the world market.

The European bloc is self sufficient in most respects,and this is because some had the vision to see that we have strength in numbers.

You still cannot see or acknowledge that even with the benefit of hindsight.

[retep 68]

1 hour ago, RJRB said:

Do you actually read what you publish.

“Keeping strategic resources inside the bloc.”

You voted to leave the bloc so that we could have free trade with the US ,China etc.

Despite the U.S.having more domestic resources than most,Trump has blocked exports and hi jacked goods on the world market.

The European bloc is self sufficient in most respects,and this is because some had the vision to see that we have strength in numbers.

You still cannot see or acknowledge that even with the benefit of hindsight.

Yes they pulled up the drawbridge.

[altus 540]

13 minutes ago, retep said:

Yes they pulled up the drawbridge.

We've left. Get over it.

[RJRB 688]

33 minutes ago, retep said:

Yes they pulled up the drawbridge.

Very insightful 

Takes me back to the playground arguments in Junior 1

Edited April 6, 2020 by RJRB

[Justin Smith 10]

I can't help thinking that one of the many negatives of this exceptionally unfortunate coronavirus, is that it lets the Brexiteers off the hook. Most people knew that leaving the EU would affect the economy but Brexiteers always denied it. Now, due to the effects of this virus (which will definitely put the world into recession) any poor performance of the UK economy can just be blamed on the virus. I accept most of it will be, but not all of it.

They're off the hook, again.....

[Mister Gee 823]

23 minutes ago, Justin Smith said:

I can't help thinking that one of the many negatives of this exceptionally unfortunate coronavirus, is that it lets the Brexiteers off the hook. Most people knew that leaving the EU would affect the economy but Brexiteers always denied it. Now, due to the effects of this virus (which will definitely put the world into recession) any poor performance of the UK economy can just be blamed on the virus. I accept most of it will be, but not all of it.

They're off the hook, again.....

I don’t think it would be particularly wise to leave the EU single market on December 31st considering we are going through the biggest economic crisis of our lifetimes right now. Saying that nothing about Brexit is particularly wise so I don't expect our current situation will change anything.

Edited April 10, 2020 by Mister Gee

[The Joker 10]

German army donates 60 ventilators as UK scrambles for equipment

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/09/german-army-donates-60-mobile-ventilators-uk-coronavirus-nhs

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Germany’s army is donating 60 mobile ventilators to the UK following a call for help as the NHS races to get hold of enough life-saving equipment in the runup to the expected peak of the UK’s Covid-19 pandemic in mid-April.

 

Officials have been racing to obtain ventilators internationally because UK manufacturers have not been able to produce enough in time.

 

A spokesperson for the German defence ministry confirmed to the Guardian a report in Der Spiegel, according to which the Bundeswehr would send 60 pieces of the life-saving equipment as soon as possible.

 

Highlighting the urgency of the British situation, the German ministry said it would not invoice the UK for the ventilators, which are made by two specialist German manufacturers, Dräger and Weinmann.

 

At present the NHS has about 10,000 ventilators available, but Matt Hancock, the health secretary, has said that 18,000 are needed to ensure there will be ample capacity in seven to 10 days, when it is believed case numbers will peak.

 

More than 480 ventilators are understood to have arrived in the UK from overseas since March. They have been bought or donated from China, which has supplied 300, the US, Germany, Sweden and Taiwan.

 

Those foreigners, eh?

 

Any Brexiters still think Ze Germanese have it in for us??

 

 

[El Cid 218]

4 hours ago, West 77 said:

It's understandable if the transitional period is extended beyond 31st December but the aim is and should be still to complete a freed trade agreement by that date. A free trade deal should be easier to achieve now

What has stopped us getting a 'free trade deal' last year and this year?

[melthebell 863]

5 hours ago, West 77 said:

The global economic crisis has been caused by the coronavirus which was created in China. I pray that after the coronavirus is under control that China is not let off the hook by the rest of the World for creating the coronavirus and that is not just for economic reasons.
 

 

Funnily enough the Chinese were seen as "nice" immigrants by brextremists during the referendum campaign, compared to the nasty "immigrants" coming from countries in the EU.

I wonder if their views have changed now

[altus 540]

7 hours ago, West 77 said:

A free trade deal should be easier to achieve now because the EU countries will need the British export market more than ever to start recovering from the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus. Countries like Italy who want the EU to share debt are desperate not to lose existing trade with Britain. When all the British pubs and restaurants are open next year the Italians will be relying more than ever on the revenue from the 110 million bottles of Prosecco they sell us each year. The same applies to all EU businesses that export to Britain.

Wishful thinking on a par with claiming the German car industry would persuade Frau Merkel to let us keep our current access to the single market without retaining the conditions. The EU have shown no inclination to negotiate a deal based on short term considerations. The only such deal we'll negotiate is a bad one with the US because brexiters want to be able to say "I told you we could negotiate a deal quickly".